la strega nuda – rum, strega, lime, orange, orgeat. an orangey, creamsicle version of the mai tai, with interesting accents from the strega.
nocino manhattan – as advertised, made with housemade nocino. tastes like a manhattan up front with walnuts on the finish. awesome.
problem: you want to booze it up at an establishment not walkable from your house. some solutions: drive drunk (morally questionable), public transportation (time consuming), cab ($$$ consuming), designated driver (a drag for the driver/i dont have enough (teetotaler) friends).
i figured out (took me long enough) another solution: sober up before [...]
2 oz vodka
1 oz lime
1 oz orgeat
1 tsp currants, rehydrated
1 tsp brown butter
the brown butter ended up in little clumps, i guess that should be of no surprise to anyone with a basic understanding of food chemistry, or life. maybe i should have mixed it into the orgeat, somehow.
i don’t taste raisin at [...]
